Indiana Administrative Code
Title 513 - COMMISSION ON SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN SCHOOLS
Article 1 - SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN SCHOOLS
Rule 1 - Definitions
Section 1-12 - "Physical restraint" defined
Universal Citation: 513 IN Admin Code 1-12
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 20-20-40-13; IC 20-20-40-16
Affected: IC 20-20-40
Sec. 12.
(a) "Physical restraint" means physical contact between a school employee, including a school resource officer (as defined in section 18.5 of this rule), and a student:
(1) in which the student
unwillingly participates; and
(2)
that involves the use of a manual hold to restrict freedom of movement of all
or part of a student's body or to restrict normal access to the student's
body.
(b) The term does not include:
(1) briefly holding a student
without undue force in order to calm or comfort the student, or to prevent
unsafe behavior, such as running into traffic or engaging in a physical
altercation;
(2) physical escort;
or
(3) physical contact intended to
gently assist or prompt a student in performing a task or to guide or assist a
student from one (1) area to another.
(c) The term does not include the use of a bus harness or other safety equipment that is used to restrain a student during transport when the harness or safety equipment is necessary for safety purposes as provided under 575 IAC 1.
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